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| British Tory MP Imran Ahmad Khan charged with sexual assault of 15-year-old boy | British Tory MP Imran Ahmad Khan charged with sexual assault of 15-year-old boy |
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| An MP for Britain’s Conservative Party has been charged with the sexual assault of a 15-year-old boy in 2008, it was revealed on Friday after reporting restrictions surrounding the case were lifted. | An MP for Britain’s Conservative Party has been charged with the sexual assault of a 15-year-old boy in 2008, it was revealed on Friday after reporting restrictions surrounding the case were lifted. |
| Tory MP for Wakefield, West Yorkshire, Imran Ahmad Khan appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, where he pleaded “not guilty” to the charge. The 47-year-old, who was elected in 2019, is accused of groping the teenager in the county of Staffordshire in the West Midlands. | Tory MP for Wakefield, West Yorkshire, Imran Ahmad Khan appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, where he pleaded “not guilty” to the charge. The 47-year-old, who was elected in 2019, is accused of groping the teenager in the county of Staffordshire in the West Midlands. |
| In a statement on Friday the MP confirmed that a historic sexual assault allegation had been made against him and denied the accusation. | In a statement on Friday the MP confirmed that a historic sexual assault allegation had been made against him and denied the accusation. |
| “May I make it clear from the outset that the allegation, which is from over 13 years ago, is denied in the strongest terms,” he said. | “May I make it clear from the outset that the allegation, which is from over 13 years ago, is denied in the strongest terms,” he said. |
| “This matter is deeply distressing to me and I, of course, take it extremely seriously.” | “This matter is deeply distressing to me and I, of course, take it extremely seriously.” |
| The alleged victim cannot be identified for legal reasons. | The alleged victim cannot be identified for legal reasons. |
| Khan is now due to appear at the Central Criminal Court at London’s Old Bailey on July 15 after the magistrate judge referred the case for trial. | Khan is now due to appear at the Central Criminal Court at London’s Old Bailey on July 15 after the magistrate judge referred the case for trial. |
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